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FIFPRO Study Highlights Disparity In Women's Soccer Game Load

FIFPRO study reveals disparities in game loads for elite women's soccer players and advocates for a balanced calendar.

Top News · Dec 17, 2024

Players' union chief Busch lands key FIFPRO role

Australia will have a crucial role to play in FIFPRO going forward, with Beau Busch named president of the global players' union Asia/Oceania division.

AAP · Dec 13, 2024

The USWNT won Olympic gold. Why did none of their players make the Fifpro XI?

The Guardian’s ranking of the world’s best footballers overflowed with Americans. But their fellow players largely shunned them

The Guardian - US · Dec 12, 2024

Are professional footballers overworked? Their performance and wellbeing are definitely at risk

For some professional footballers, the ultimate sporting honour is to play – and hopefully win – for their country. A place in the international squad is highly prized and hard fought for.

The Conversation · Nov 15, 2024

Weston-super-Mare’s heartbreak, Arsène Wenger and the debate over football governance

Decision to scrap FA Cup replays reopens discussion about what buckles next in an increasingly unsustainable calendar

The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2024

Europe’s leagues and Fifpro accuse Fifa of ‘abusive and anti-competitive’ acts

Europe’s domestic leagues joined forces with the global players’ union to file a formal complaint against Fifa’s imposition of the sport’s match calendar

The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2024

Players and leagues accuse Fifa of ‘abuse’ in landmark legal battle over football calendar

The newly expanded Club World Cup has proved a tipping point for action as Fifpro and Europe’s major leagues launch their case against Fifa and how it regulates the game

The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2024

Watch: Football leagues and union appeal to EU against Fifa’s packed calendar

Watch as the European Leagues umbrella body, FIFPRO players' union and Spain's LaLiga appealed to the European Union (EU) on Monday, 14 October, over Fifa's packed football calendar.

The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2024

European court ruling finds just cause to award soccer players greater freedom of movement

Many of us have quit a job at some point in our lives – but how many have wondered if they had “just cause” to do so? Were you acting on a whim? Did your departure make life difficult for your employer? And did your desire to move on really…

The Conversation · Oct 8, 2024

Why Lassana Diarra case could have monumental impact on future of entire transfer system

The Lassana Diarra case against FIFA is set for a final decision by a Belgian appeal court

FourFourTwo · Oct 8, 2024